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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 18, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 18, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Brewer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Butch Henline 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Mallory | Left Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Danny Gardella | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Jack Brewer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 18, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hausmann scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Roe
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brewer vs. Roe
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Brewer
Roe bunts towards the mound. Brewer catches it and throws to first to double up Salkeld. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Roe
Ott hits a line drive into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a line drive into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Brewer
Roe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Roe
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mallory moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mallory moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Roe
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a line drive towards third. Reyes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella bunts into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Gardella reaches second base with a double. Kluttz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brewer vs. Roe
Brewer hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluttz scores. Gardella moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hausmann moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Roe
Ott bunts towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Salkeld hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Brewer
Johnny Barrett pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mallory. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Barrett scores. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gionfriddo vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Coscarart scores. Gustine scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Adams
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Adams
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Reyes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Rescigno
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Rescigno
Red Treadway pinch hits for Jim Mallory.
Treadway hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hausmann vs. Rescigno
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Cuccurullo
Cookie Cuccurullo now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Cuccurullo
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Ott reaches second base with a double. Treadway scores. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluttz vs. Cuccurullo
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Adams
Red Treadway now playing left field.
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Adams
Dahlgren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Adams
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Adams
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colman vs. Adams
Vic Barnhart pinch runs for Bill Salkeld. Frank Colman pinch hits for Cookie Cuccurullo.
Colman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1945, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Mallory J, lf 4 0 1 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 2 0
Treadway R, ph-lf 1 1 1 0 Gustine F, ss 4 1 2 1
Hausmann G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Gionfriddo A, cf 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, cf 4 1 1 0 Elliott B, rf 4 0 1 0
Ott M, rf 5 0 1 1 Russell J, lf 3 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 5 1 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gardella D, 1b 4 1 3 3 Handley L, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 1 0
Reyes N, 3b 3 0 0 0 Barnhart V, pr 0 0 0 0
Brewer J, p 3 0 0 1 Roe P, p 2 0 0 0
Adams A, p 1 1 1 0 Barrett J, ph 1 1 1 0
Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0
Cuccurullo C, p 0 0 0 0
Colman F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 6 33 3 8 1
New York 000 000 132 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 030 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer J (W) 7.1 7 3 3 2 3
Adams A (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (L) 8.0 7 4 4 2 6
Rescigno X 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Cuccurullo C 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Kerr B, Gardella D, Barrett J, Gustine F, Ott M
HR -- Gardella D
SH -- Lockman W
WP -- Adams A
A -- 0
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